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I am a small hobby breeder. I may breed a litter once a year or so and I
primarily breed for myself. I don't have a kennel, so all my dogs live in the
house with me. Puppies are born in the dining room and grow up with the
sounds of a home surrounding them. I also don't keep an official waiting
list or take deposits on puppies. I do have older puppies or adults
available from time to time, check my Available Dogs page.
A Whippet puppy from a good breeder in most areas of the country will
run anywhere from around $800 in the south to $1500 in New England
and California. When I have puppies, they are priced at $950. My
puppies are all AKC and UKC registered, BAER tested, microchiped and
have had their Myostatin and AKC DNA swabs submitted before they
leave me.
Rescues are in the neighborhood of $450, but are not often available in
this area. You can visit www.whippet-rescue.com for more information
about Whippet Rescue and Placement (WRAP).
In the past several years I've been greatly influenced by Sharyn Hutchens
(Timbreblue Whippets) concerning the state of cardiac health in the breed
and specifically in my own dogs. Sharyn has been the proverbial 'voice
crying in the wilderness' about testing our dog's hearts. She has been
testing her own dogs, insisting that any stud dog she used be tested and
found normal. I find her practices to be very sound and I am following her
lead. I submit all the test results for my dogs to OFA (the Orthopedic
Foundation for Animals) and they are posted on the OFA web site for
each dog and I have a link to each dog's record from their individual web
pages. All health related testing is also submitted to the Whippet Health
Foundation for inclusion in their database. I am a participant in the AKC's
Breeder of Merit program.
I encourage everyone with a Whippet to take advantage of the low cost
clinics that are frequently found at various dog shows and do some basic
testing on their dogs, no matter which breeder they came from. Knowing
what health problems crop up in the non-breeding Whippets is important
in assessing the overall health of the breed.
See just how much trouble a 5 month old puppy can get into by reading
this article in the London Daily Mail
primarily breed for myself. I don't have a kennel, so all my dogs live in the
house with me. Puppies are born in the dining room and grow up with the
sounds of a home surrounding them. I also don't keep an official waiting
list or take deposits on puppies. I do have older puppies or adults
available from time to time, check my Available Dogs page.
A Whippet puppy from a good breeder in most areas of the country will
run anywhere from around $800 in the south to $1500 in New England
and California. When I have puppies, they are priced at $950. My
puppies are all AKC and UKC registered, BAER tested, microchiped and
have had their Myostatin and AKC DNA swabs submitted before they
leave me.
Rescues are in the neighborhood of $450, but are not often available in
this area. You can visit www.whippet-rescue.com for more information
about Whippet Rescue and Placement (WRAP).
In the past several years I've been greatly influenced by Sharyn Hutchens
(Timbreblue Whippets) concerning the state of cardiac health in the breed
and specifically in my own dogs. Sharyn has been the proverbial 'voice
crying in the wilderness' about testing our dog's hearts. She has been
testing her own dogs, insisting that any stud dog she used be tested and
found normal. I find her practices to be very sound and I am following her
lead. I submit all the test results for my dogs to OFA (the Orthopedic
Foundation for Animals) and they are posted on the OFA web site for
each dog and I have a link to each dog's record from their individual web
pages. All health related testing is also submitted to the Whippet Health
Foundation for inclusion in their database. I am a participant in the AKC's
Breeder of Merit program.
I encourage everyone with a Whippet to take advantage of the low cost
clinics that are frequently found at various dog shows and do some basic
testing on their dogs, no matter which breeder they came from. Knowing
what health problems crop up in the non-breeding Whippets is important
in assessing the overall health of the breed.
See just how much trouble a 5 month old puppy can get into by reading
this article in the London Daily Mail
Shannon Down puppies
The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside:
Perfect description of the attention span of a Whippet puppy!
| Amber - 12 days old |
| The One litter at 12 days of age |
